Why businesses should be worried about a lack of access to nature in schools

James Murray
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Credit: WWF

New WWF report reveals how three quarters of schools are struggling to provide pupils with regular access to nature

The kids are back to school, and for many of them that means their interactions with nature are about to be greatly diminished. The implications for children's educational attainment and well-being, the...

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